Electrical Fire Risk Analysis.

WHA engineers have developed industry-leading tools to examine the specific fire hazards related to electrical systems. This includes the evaluation of electrostatic discharge risks and meeting the requirements of ISO/IEC 60601-1 for medical electrical equipment.

Hazard Analysis Tools.

Qualitative Fault Tree Analysis: WHA utilizes qualitative fault tree analysis as a tool to determine the risks associates with systems, products, or processes. The hazards of concern (often thermal runaway, fire, and/or explosion) are analyzed to determine the elements of causation (faults) that is visually represented in a fault tree diagram. From the fault tree diagram the relationships between faults, identified vulnerabilities in the design, and areas that are double-fault protected are apparent. These realizations aid engineers in design decisions, test direction, and is useful for demonstrating safe design.

Probabilistic Risk Assessment:WHA tailors the analysis with the unique design consideration of our client’s products and systems in mind. The techniques utilized are consistent with ASTM E3159:2018 Standard Guide for General Reliability. Bathtub curve analysis, Weibull Analysis, and the application of life cycle concepts that are standard throughout the manufacturing industry in the assessment of reliability are just a few examples.

ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE RISK ANALYSIS.

Electrostatic Discharge is a known source of ignition in the fuel gas industry and has been considered to be the source of ignition of several oxygen related fires that occurred in hyperbaric chambers as the result of unsafe practices due to insufficient hazard analysis.

Understanding the physics of electrostatic discharge events is crucial to determining the risk. WHA’s approach is consistent with NFPA 77, Recommended Practice on Static Electricity, and API Recommended Practice on Protection Against Ignitions Arising Out of Static, Lightning, and Stray Currents.

WHA has developed unique testing capabilities useful in determining the electrostatic discharge risk of a system, process, or product.

The ISO/IEC 60601-1 set of standards is a series of safety standards for medical electrical equipment (ME equipment). Manufacturers of medical devices with electrically-powered equipment must demonstrate compliance with this international standard in order to bring their device into markets in the US and EU.

WHA analyzes designs against the specific requirements related to oxygen hazards that are contained within IEC/ISO 60601 (Section 11.2.2). This can include probabilistic risk analysis methodologies that can then be utilized in a Risk Management process as required by IEC/ISO 60601 in subclause 4.2.

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